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Why are Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK? – The Latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T16:10:53+00:00

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US: a decision that was subject to intense media scrutiny. The couple and their two children are expected to relocate later in August to a non-royal residence.Nosheen Iqbal speaks to senior national editor Aaron Sharp – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

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Археологи знайшли рунічний камінь із загадковим написом: розшифрували лише перші слова

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-20T16:05:00+00:00

Якщо переклад вступної фрази буде підтверджено експертами, це свідчитиме про те, що камінь міг використовуватися як меморіальний пам’ятник або надгробна плита.

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Specsavers pays £12m dividend to parent company as profits soar

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:55:13+00:00

Pre-tax profits rose at high street opticians to £429.7m in the year to February while sales increased 7% to £4.3bnSpecsavers has paid £12m to its parent company controlled by founders Doug and Dame Mary Perkins after the high street opticians’ profits soared by more than a quarter.The group operates nearly 3,000 optometry, audiology and ophthalmology businesses globally in at least eight countries, including more than 900 in the UK, through hundreds of independent partners. Continue reading...

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Specsavers pays £12m dividend to parent company after jump in earnings

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:55:13+00:00

Pre-tax profits rose at high street opticians to £429.7m in the year to February while sales increased 7% to £4.3bnSpecsavers has paid £12m to its parent company controlled by founders Doug and Dame Mary Perkins after the high street opticians’ profits increased by more than a quarter.The group operates nearly 3,000 optometry, audiology and ophthalmology businesses globally in at least eight countries, including more than 1,200 in the UK, through hundreds of independent partners. Continue reading...

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AI’s vanity problem

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:47:38+00:00

Why India must focus on playing to its strengths

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US man sentenced to 77 years for child sexual abuse tied to online extremist group

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:47:22+00:00

Kyle Spitze of Tennessee faced federal charges for targeting girls online as part of ‘764 network’ investigated by FBIA 27-year-old Tennessee man described by the US justice department as a “nihilistic violent extremist” was sentenced to 77 years in prison on Wednesday for his targeting of girls online as part of the 764 network, an online group the FBI calls a form of “modern-day terrorism”.Kyle Spitze of Friendsville received the federal sentence on Wednesday for “production of child sexual abuse material, abetting the distribution of animal crushing videos, and possessing and accessing with

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Editorial. Know your investor

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:46:55+00:00

Accredited investors must be certified by independent body

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US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:42:39+00:00

Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new deal.The deportees arrived at the Roberts international airport outside Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is among the largest third-country deportations driven by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. Continue reading...

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Age of AI: When seeing is no longer believing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:42:07+00:00

Algorithms can reweave the very fabric of reality and the absolute authority of audio-visual evidence may be crumbling

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India’s manufacturing puzzle

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:40:20+00:00

Industry blues. Rise in capital intensity keeps Indian industry afloat, but its efficiency and job creation are doubtful

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Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:37:57+00:00

The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishersThe Ukrainian Book Institute has called on the international publishing community to support Ukrainian publishers after Russian attacks in July and early August destroyed about 10m books and a significant share of the country’s book production capacity.The institute said the attacks on publishing, printing and warehouse infrastructure had left some companies at risk of financial collapse. A major attack on 1 August hit warehouses belonging to the RNK-Ran

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Domestic air passenger traffic declines 4.8% in July

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:33:13+00:00

Industry observers attributed the decline to the seasonal slowdown in travel as well as calibrated capacity deployment by airline

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En Zambie, irrégularités et violences postélectorales menacent un pays coutumier des alternances démocratiques

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T15:30:07+00:00

Visé par des « menaces », le chef de l’opposition, Brian Mundubile, arrivé en deuxième position lors du scrutin présidentiel du 13 août, se terre depuis plusieurs jours dans les locaux des Nations unies. Lors d’un raid de l’armée à son domicile, un député de son parti a été tué.

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Clean home-care start-ups take on FMCG giants as consumer priorities shift

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:29:53+00:00

Brands such as Beco, Cleevo, Scrubsy and others are expanding across categories including dishwash, laundry, kitchen and surface care, while investors are beginning to see the segment as a larger consumer opportunity

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